Cessna 152E [N757JX] (Eric Paslick)152 1978 (TC 3A19, A13EU) 1977 = Updated version of 150; 110hp Lycoming O-235; span: 33'3" length: 24'1" load: 552# v: 127/123/49 range: 478 ceiling: 14,700'. Also available in aerobatic version as Aerobat.160 1962 = 5pChwM; 125hp Franklin 4A-225; span: 34'7" v: 134 range: 384. Gross wt: 2050#. A military version with 210hp Continental was proposed as 160M, but never built. POP: 1 [N5419E].162 SEE Skycatcher.165 1947 = Cessna Airmaster four seat cabin monoplane was first produced in 1934 as the C-34 (indicating year of introduction). This was followed up in 1937 with the C-37. With the C-39 came a designation change to that of C-145, this time reflecting the horse power. The C-165 seen above was the ultimate of the 1940 era Cessna high wing aircraft. This extremely clean aircraft was powered by a 165 hp Warner Super-Scarab engine which gave it a cruising speed of over 150 mph. This photograph was obtained from the from the Cessna Aircraft Company in 1948
Cessna 170 [N4098V] (Roger Cain)170 1948 (ATC 799) = 4pChwM; 145hp Continental C-145-2 (O-300-A); span: 36'0" length: 25'0" load: 1015# v: 140/120/52 range: 500+; ff: 2/6/48. Enlarged version of 140. Double strut, fabric-covered wings, metal fuselage, no dorsal fin; conventional spring-steel "taildragger" landing gear. $5,475, $8,295 in 1956; POP: 714 (?>729); first 2 prototypes (c/ns 18001/18002) were scrapped sfter testing and production began with c/n 18003.

Cessna 172 Prototype (Cessna)172, Skyhawk, T-41, Hawk XP (TC 3A12, 3A17, 5A6, A4EU) - 4p tricycle fixed-gear version of 170 with fixed-pitch prop. Skyhawk was deluxe model; P-prefix models (Powermatic) were higher-performance with more power and constant-speed prop (except T-41 military versions). POP all 172s: 33,629 plus 544 military by the end of production in 1986, making it the biggest seller of all times. Produced in France under (TC A4EU) as F-172; POP: 4,951. Series resumed in 1996 with new TC and production as 172R.

Cessna 175 [N7682M] (Joseph Abril)175 Skylark 1958 (TC 3A17) = 4pChwM; 175hp Continental GO-300-A with geared prop; span: 36'0" length: 25'0" v: 149/139/53 range: 720 ceiling: 15,900'. A relatively short-lived higher-performance version of the 172 family designed to fill the gap between 172 and 180/182. Approved for skis and floats. $13,050; POP: 2,120.P172D, R172E through R172K, and Cutlass RG succeeded the 175 and Skylark in production (under the same type certificate) as the more powerful alternative to the 172. Apparently the 172 and Skyhawk names were more marketable than the follow-up 175 and Skylark. ( Jack Erickson)

Cessna T-37A (USAF)T-37A 1955 = Production version of XT-37; ff: 8/27/55. POP: 416 (?>444) [54-2729/2739, 55-2972, -4302/4321, 56-3464/3590, 57-2230/2352, 58-1861/1977, 59-241/390], of which 3 to Army in 1957 for testing [56-3434/3436]. All were upgraded to T-37B.